Ep. 212 - This Game Is Legal Grounds for Divorce

The panel covers the only Funko Pop Tim Rogers owns, the worst gravy text in the history of video games, and Brandon Sheffield saying “poggers.”

Questions this week:

1. Tim Rogers asks: Did you all see there’s Funko Pop NFTs? (03:38)
2. What’s the best online multiplayer experience you’ve had in a video game? (11:35)
3. Design some demons for the next Shin Megami Tensei, and detail the negotiation options (16:27)
4. Let’s talk about flavor text in games (21:25)
5. Improv Zone: Fortnite Streaming (28:02)
6. An anonymous dirtbag asks: Can a relationship in a video game constitute emotional infidelity? (32:47)
7. What is the right amount of enemies to put in a level? (40:02)
8. Make a workout mixtape entirely from video game music (44:51)
9. What is the live action Cowboy Bebop of video games? (50:11)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Gamer’s Journey (55:35)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:26)

It’s never too late to discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Funko NFTs
• Dynasty Warriors
• That Dragon Quest one
• Tom Morello’s NFTs based on his D&D character apparently
• Bomberman Wars
• Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru
• Tengai Makyō Ziria: Haruka Naru Jipang (Xbox 360)
• SDCC 2014 Exclusive Sharknado Funko Pop
• Metal Gear Solid Man Solid Snake
• Gaiares
• Demons of Asteborg
• Castlemania
• Left 4 Dead
• Mario Kart DS
• Halo 3
• Gears of War
• Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space (PS Vita)
• Second Life
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Isabelle
• Jack Frost
• Tom Nook
• Bloodborne Protagonist
• Espio the Chameleon
• Rouge the Bat
• Moon (Nintendo DS)
• Pokémon Moon
• Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
• Moon (2009)
• Mute (2018)
• Ridiculous Fishing
• Donut County
• Katamari Damacy
• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
• Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection
• Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection
• Mega Man: Legacy Collection
• The Disney Afternoon Collection
• Fortnite: Battle Royale
• Edmond Honda
• Dead Rising
• Bionic Commando
• PocketStation
• Tokimeki Memorial 2
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
• Tactics Ogre
• Super Mario Galaxy Ice Flower Music For One Hour
• Queen of the Passion (Extended)
• Sewer Surfin
• Batman: Return of the Joker boss theme
• Final Fantasy IV town music
• Three Houses name entry music
• Stage 1 Xeno Crisis theme
• some Wangan Midnight Yuzo Koshiro music
• Bubsy
• The Godfather: The Game
• Reservoir Dogs
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4
• Shadow of the Beast

Recommendations:

Brandon: Don’t interact with things you think are just going to upset you, Sabaithong Powpuri

Frank: Use The Final Countdown in commercials and media, The Video Game History Hour

Tim: Don’t ask Hollywood directors if they want to make superhero movies, That New Paul Thomas Anderson Movie

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.